In Alex and Jade: His Wyrd against Hers by Susan Netteland Gerbi, Prince Alex and Princess Jade are young adults in an era where it is expected that parents will make prudent political matches for their children. The children accept this practice and can only...

So you’ve published your first book, or even your seventieth book. Congratulations. It’s definitely something to be proud of. Writing is such a fine art form, and feeling the finished product in your hands does provide the author with a sense of gratification for a...

Ember Days: A Novel by Mary F Burns is a detailed story of the events in the lives of a handful of people in Mendocino, California. All but one have known each other for many years and they all have secrets that haunt them. ...

Being a child, learning the ups and downs, joys and sorrows of this world is difficult. From the first time a child falls, to the first confrontation with a mean bully, there are many times when fear and tears rule the day. But a simple...

Set against the backdrop of a Singapore barely recovered from the throes of World War II, Under the Pong Pong Tree by Hal Levey is a riveting story of a young woman dealing with the repercussions of the war. As if losing her entire family...

Romance, humor, sweetness and fun only begin to describe Venetian Tangle: A Christmas Romance. Lorena is single and happy until one night she is visited by her old boyfriend, Guido, the boyfriend she hasn’t seen in ten years; by his ghost, that is. As she...

Persian Dreams by Maryam Tabibzadeh is a story that is timeless in nature. You cannot just pin it to one dimension or one timeline; it has an endless quality to it because people all over the world can relate to it. The novel tells us...

Unloving Whispers (War of Whispers Trilogy, Book 3) by Martha Pope Gorris is inspiring, insightful, encouraging and discerning regarding the spiritual realm. Martha Pope Gorris lets us look into the spiritual realm and see the battle that rages around each one of us. We see...

Cypress Falls is a sleepy little town in Louisiana that gave rise to three sisters; twins Georgia and Ginger, and their older sister, Risa. At one time, Georgia and Risa sang together in a local band, but that is all water under the bridge and...

“On a bright Tuesday morning on June 21, 1966, many events affecting the United States were taking place around the world.” This understated Cold War context makes for a fascinating and revealing account by Charles Cranston Jett in his book Super Nuke! As a man,...

I cannot find the words to describe the magnificent love story that is Back to Yesterday. Pamela Sparkman allowed me to share in the romance of Sophie and Charlie. I am along on the first time Charlie sees Sophie and instantly knows she is a...

Anele Dingane is the stubborn and rebellious nine-year-old sister of fifteen-year-old twins, Thaka and Zhana. Their father, Naboto Dingane, was the Zulu chief of the village. He had always warned them that “Until you marry, you will obey me in every way, or I'll take...

Oh, wow. Just, wow. That’s exactly what I thought when I finished reading Dust and Ashes by author Al Kalima. So realistic and timely that it could have been ripped out of current day headlines, this book tells the story of nineteen young women who...

The United States of America are not so united any longer in Death and The Divide by Lara Nance. The North and the South have a wall in between them, and each side has their own set of prejudices about people from the other side....

Saleria knows that she is destined for great things as she approaches her eighteenth birthday, but even with years of preparation, when the time for action arrives, she is swept into events that seem unimaginable. Alliance of the Deep by Lara Nance follows Saleria, her...

Annabelle was a dreamer. She particularly liked to dream about all the things she would do when she grew up. She was sad when people told her that she couldn’t do these things. Her parents reassured Annabelle, telling her that she could be anything that...

Troop of Shadows (The Troop of Shadows Chronicles Book 1) is an action novel by Nicki Huntsman Smith. It’s been more than a year since the Chicxulub disease devastated the human population. In different American states, unique characters set about surviving this new, chaotic, and...

Kathryn Berla's 12 Hours in Paradise is a young adult romance/coming of age novel. Neither Dorothy nor her ten-year-old brother, Chester, were looking forward to leaving Hawaii the next morning. They'd be returning to the cold and snow of winter in Nevada, and, as they...

Ana and the House Are One by Fred L. Taulbee Jr. is a fictional story about five women that reunite at the reading of their deceased grandmother's will. All living totally different lives, they all have a power of some sort which they attribute to...

Two kids in different towns, a conflict of belief and values, but what can unite them? Here by Jennifer Ball is an inspirational story featuring two compelling characters, young believers who profess to be born again in the faith. The only problem is that one...